All the franchises in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League have used social media efficiently to bring the fans into the game after the coronavirus pandemic made them organise the event remotely, without any involvement of fans. The Royal Challengers Bangalore has tried to bridge the gap between the fans and team keeping their social media handles busy.
In a video that the franchise shared on its Twitter handle, it was Virat Kohli- up and close on social media to his fans. The star right-hander showcased his own cricket kit and explained the relations he has with different forms of cricketing apparatus.
Kohli made public his choice of gloves, pads, and all other protective equipment and that he is too keen on their use depending on playing conditions. He has too many (10) pairs of batting gloves in his kit bag and Kohli said that as the temperatures in the UAE have been hot and humid, he needs all these pairs of gloves to bat free of sweating hands.
Virat Kohli has been an ambient supporter of Test cricket and he did not miss the chance to express his love for the longest form of the game even while showcasing his batting gears in a short video. He showed his thigh guard which had a kit number and Kohli was quick to clarify that the number mentioned on the guard was his test kit number and not the ODI’s or T20’s.
Kohli expressed his sincerity with very equipment and said that he carries each one of those in his playing kit while he comes for training in the field. He reasoned that having all the necessary equipment in the kit on-field helps him to do ‘one thing or the other’ in the training session.
Kohli, like all batsmen, accessories a lot of bats with him on any tour, and that he also loves getting new pairs of pads before any new tournament. On his new red-coloured pads which he uses in IPL, Kohli said that he gets a fresh one each season because the IPL happens only once a year.
On the point of the number of bats in his playing kit, Kohli said that he likes to carry as many as possible and as the IPL is a long tournament, more so due to the pandemic that has forced them to stay in the UAE for three months, Kohli was not shy of showing off the quality of bats he uses. He also showed the two bats that are close to the best he likes using in a game.
After introducing the whole of his kit, he also introduced an essential part of his training session with the RCB - AB de Villiers, without whom Kohli can’ practice. Pulling his leg, ABD also showed a part of the kit bag that was not sown until then in video and suggested that Kohli keeps his bat hiding in those pockets to stop people that also includes himself from stealing his bat.
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